For inanimate nouns, the prefix is either / o-/ for natural objects or / ka-/ for man-made objects.
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Beyond this, nouns are otherwise not overtly marked ( i . e ., inanimate nouns, abstract nouns, all other animates ).
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Inanimate nouns, that is, nouns that do not denote human beings, can also be pluralized by the simple addition of a numeral.
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English is an Indo-european language, and pre-Indo-European distinguished between active and stative verbs and animate and inanimate nouns.
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Historically the-s possessive has been used for animate nouns, whereas the " of " possessive has been reserved for inanimate nouns.
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Originally the grammatical distinction between these were that inanimate nouns had no plural forms, but in most modern dialects both animate and inanimate nouns are pluralizable.
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Originally the grammatical distinction between these were that inanimate nouns had no plural forms, but in most modern dialects both animate and inanimate nouns are pluralizable.
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Plurals can be noted on inanimate nouns by using a descriptor word to provide details about the noun, but cannot themselves be changed to represent pluralization.
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Note that there is no obviative form for inanimate nouns, and neither the obviative nor the locative have plural forms ( plurality is known through context ).
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For masculine nouns, the accusative has remained the same as the nominative for inanimate nouns and for animate nouns it has become the same as the genitive.
